Gluten and dairy free chocolate celebration cake - an indulgent chocolate mudcake that is allergy-friendly and super decadent.
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It’s rather indulgent while still being a little bit saintly.
It’s beautiful but a bit messy.
It’s deeply-rich but still light.
Do you know what I’m talking about?
Well yes the chocolate celebration cake but I think this cake is almost me in cake form.
As I placed, ok threw, the last flower on top of the cake I pronounced it imperfectly perfect and possibly the prettiest cake I’ve ever made and perfect for my 30th Birthday cake for the blog (yes this one is from a little while ago).
You see, I like to make any excuse to eat cake and that means one Birthday cake to post on the blog (I have to make that well before my Birthday so it’s ready to post), one for my actual Birthday and the usually one the weekend before or after just because.
I really can make any excuse for a cake.
The gluten and dairy free chocolate celebration cake is every bit as rich as the butteriest (is that a word? It is now) of mudcakes with not a whiff of butter in sight.
You might also like dairy free chocolate cupcakes.
It passed the husband test too.
While yes it does still have sugar in it, that’s about it on the naughty list.
Totally means you can eat it for breakfast right?
So now I leave you with cake. Chocolatey, delicious cake. Enjoy!
If you want to go all out with sugar, butter and flour then you HAVE to try my best ever best ever chocolate mud cake recipe.
Recipe
Gluten and dairy free chocolate celebration cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup 100g raw cacao powder
- ½ cup rice malt syrup
- 6 free-range eggs separated
- 1¼ cups rapadura or raw sugar
- 1 cup almond meal
- Raspberries
- 400 ml coconut cream
- 50 g dark chocolate
- edible flowers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
- Grease (with coconut oil) and line a 22cm (9”) round spring-form tin.
- Place the oil, cacao and rice malt syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring with a whisk, for 2–3 minutes or until smooth then set aside to cool.
- Place the egg yolks and half the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk for 2–3 minutes or until thick and light in colour.
- Take the bowl off the stand and add the cooled cacao mixture then use a spatula to fold it all together.
- Remove the mixture to a large bowl then add the almond meal and mix it through.
- Wash the mixer bowl.
- Place the egg whites in mixer bowl and whisk until stiff peaks form.
- Gradually add the remaining sugar and whisk until thick and glossy.
- Add the egg white mixture to the cacao mixture and fold just until combined.
- Pour into the tin and bake for approximately 25 minutes.
- The cake will still have a slight wobble in the centre when it is cooked.
- Set aside to cool to room temperature then refrigerate for 2–3 hours or until chilled.
- Make whipped coconut cream and melt the chocolate.
- Load the cake up with whipped coconut cream and then decorate with edible flowers and raspberries.
- Drizzle with melted chocolate then dust with extra cacao.
Hotly Spiced says
That cake really does look celebratory. I do love how it's decorated. And how amazing it's dairy-free and flourless! Looks fabulous xx
Claire says
I'd never used edible flowers before Charlie but I love how it turned out!
GiGi Eats says
Oh the magic that is COCONUT - I don't know what I would do without it!!!
Claire says
Me either GiGi!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
This the season for delicious chocolate cake. Happy 30th birthday Claire! :D
Claire says
Thanks Lorraine!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
What a pretty cake to turn 30 with. It's really lovely.
Claire says
Thanks Maureen!
Miss Sydney says
What beautiful colours! Looks delicious... x
Claire says
It was (no I don't know this cause I ate most of it. I swear!) x